From Gaza to Islam: Understanding the Qur'an's Transformative Power
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Changed by the Qur’an
Changed by the Qur’an is intended as a practical guide to remove the spiritual and intellectual barriers between every Muslim and their personal transformative relationship with the Qur’an
Secrets of Salah: The Hidden Gems of Prayer (Companion Journal)
The Secrets of Salah: The Hidden Gems of Prayer companion journal helps Muslims improve their prayer. It includes commentary and gems for each step of salah, and journaling space for your reflections on your journey to life-changing prayers.
Lowering the Gaze: Prophetic Solutions to Pornography in an Age of Endless Temptation
Dr. Jibran KhokharLate at night, after a long and exhausting day, a young man lies in bed scrolling through his phone. He is not searching for pornography. At least, that is not what he tells himself. He is simply looking for a distraction, to numb the distress of his day. A few reels become a few more. An image...
Overcoming Intrusive Thoughts and Religious OCD: Prophetic Guidance on Moral Scrupulosity
Dr. Jibran KhokharMoral scrupulosity is a form of excessive moral anxiety characterized by persistent fear of sin, intrusive thoughts about wrongdoing, and a heightened sense of guilt even in the absence of deliberate action. Often studied within the broader framework of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), it...
Four Ways of Confronting Islamophobia on Campus: Protecting Muslim Students from Abuse
Imam Khalid LatifSince October 2023, the past three academic years have exposed something painful but necessary for our community to confront: We were not prepared. The Prophet ﷺ taught us to tie our camel and trust in Allah. For far too long, in the higher education space, we trusted, but failed to tie the camel....
It’s Not Just an Iftar: The Power of Community in Ramadan | Blog
Shaimaa Kraba“Once upon a time . . . ” is how most fairy tales begin. In real life, it’s how single mothers begin sentences about who they were before everything changed. There was a time we believed life would be beautiful for us. Somewhere along the way, that kind of beauty became harder to reach. Not by...
The Forgotten Muslims: How Kashmiris Breathe Islam Under Occupation
Ahmed Bin Qasim!هم کیا چاہتے؟ آزادی !آزادی کا مطلب کیا؟ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ!تیرا میرا رشتہ کیا؟ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُHum kyā chahtay? Azādi!Azādi kā matlab kyā? Lāʾilāhaʾillā-llāh!Terā merā rishtā kyā? Lāʾilāhaʾillā-llāh!(What do we want? Liberation!What does liberation mean? That there is no God...
5 Tips for Muslim Professionals in their Pro-Palestinian Advocacy | Blog
Yaqeen InstituteAcross the globe, we’re witnessing brazen double standards and extreme measures of censure for those who advocate for our brothers and sisters in Palestine. CEOs are blacklisting future employment candidates, professionals are facing disciplinary measures and termination, and students are being...
Ayatul Kursi is one of the most important verses in the Qur’an. It is known as the greatest verse in the Qur’an and should be memorized, understood, and often recited. It serves as a daily means of protection from worldly harm, and also as a means of protection from unseen sources of harm.
Many women worry that getting their menstruation during a blessed time could be a sign of Allah's displeasure. But the Prophet ﷺ comforted Aisha (rA) and all of us by banishing the thought.
Finding Hope in Allah’s Mercy and Forgiveness: Understanding the Name At-Tawwab | Blog
Yaqeen InstituteOne of the beautiful names of Allah (SWT) is At-Tawwab. What is the meaning of At-Tawwab? How can we experience safety and security by understanding this name? Here are 7 insights that can help.
The Forgotten Muslims: How Kashmiris Breathe Islam Under Occupation
Ahmed Bin Qasim!هم کیا چاہتے؟ آزادی !آزادی کا مطلب کیا؟ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ!تیرا میرا رشتہ کیا؟ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُHum kyā chahtay? Azādi!Azādi kā matlab kyā? Lāʾilāhaʾillā-llāh!Terā merā rishtā kyā? Lāʾilāhaʾillā-llāh!(What do we want? Liberation!What does liberation mean? That there is no God...
5 Tips for Muslim Professionals in their Pro-Palestinian Advocacy | Blog
Yaqeen InstituteAcross the globe, we’re witnessing brazen double standards and extreme measures of censure for those who advocate for our brothers and sisters in Palestine. CEOs are blacklisting future employment candidates, professionals are facing disciplinary measures and termination, and students are being...
Ayatul Kursi is one of the most important verses in the Qur’an. It is known as the greatest verse in the Qur’an and should be memorized, understood, and often recited. It serves as a daily means of protection from worldly harm, and also as a means of protection from unseen sources of harm.
Many women worry that getting their menstruation during a blessed time could be a sign of Allah's displeasure. But the Prophet ﷺ comforted Aisha (rA) and all of us by banishing the thought.
Finding Hope in Allah’s Mercy and Forgiveness: Understanding the Name At-Tawwab | Blog
Yaqeen InstituteOne of the beautiful names of Allah (SWT) is At-Tawwab. What is the meaning of At-Tawwab? How can we experience safety and security by understanding this name? Here are 7 insights that can help.
Psychology of Wealth: An Islamic Perspective on Personal Finance
Dr. Osman Umarji
Truly, for every nation there is a trial, and the trial for my nation is wealth. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ Long before the scientific enterprise of psychology, economics, and their ensuing marriage known as “behavioral economics,” the Qur’an and Sunnah introduced economic principles aimed at improving...
Financing Kindness as a Society: The Rise & Fall of Islamic Philanthropic Institutions (Waqfs)
Dr. Khalil Abdurrashid
Last updated on August 24, 2020 Introduction From approximately the ninth century, roughly two hundred years after the death of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, charitable foundations and endowments (waqfs or awqāf) began to emerge and spread across the Islamic world. Over the next millennium, charitable...
The Preserved Practice: A Study of Zakat Work in Canada
Dr. Katherine Bullock
Anyone who has looked with some depth at the Islamic institution of zakat will be transformed by the profundity of its wisdom in addressing more than one important aspect of community building. Although many of us treat it perfunctorily, zakat is more than simply about wealthier people giving...
Justice and Charity: A Study of Zakat Work in Canada
Dr. Katherine Bullock
The critical importance of zakat within Islam is one of the greatest reminders of Islam’s enduring commitment to economic justice. In Destiny Disrupted, Ansary points out that withholding zakat is the reason for which Abū Bakr, the first khalīfah, went to war. The tribespeople “still acknowledged...
Spending Ethically for Justice: A Muslim Response to the Uyghur Genocide
Dr. Samir Sweida-Metwally
This paper is focused on highlighting the situation in occupied East Turkistan, explaining the persecution faced by the Uyghurs and other Muslim Turkic groups, and why it can legitimately be described as a genocide. Building on this, through scriptural analysis of the Qur’an and Sunnah, the paper...
Psychology of Wealth: An Islamic Perspective on Personal Finance
Dr. Osman Umarji
Truly, for every nation there is a trial, and the trial for my nation is wealth. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ Long before the scientific enterprise of psychology, economics, and their ensuing marriage known as “behavioral economics,” the Qur’an and Sunnah introduced economic principles aimed at improving...
Financing Kindness as a Society: The Rise & Fall of Islamic Philanthropic Institutions (Waqfs)
Dr. Khalil Abdurrashid
Last updated on August 24, 2020 Introduction From approximately the ninth century, roughly two hundred years after the death of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, charitable foundations and endowments (waqfs or awqāf) began to emerge and spread across the Islamic world. Over the next millennium, charitable...
The Preserved Practice: A Study of Zakat Work in Canada
Dr. Katherine Bullock
Anyone who has looked with some depth at the Islamic institution of zakat will be transformed by the profundity of its wisdom in addressing more than one important aspect of community building. Although many of us treat it perfunctorily, zakat is more than simply about wealthier people giving...
Justice and Charity: A Study of Zakat Work in Canada
Dr. Katherine Bullock
The critical importance of zakat within Islam is one of the greatest reminders of Islam’s enduring commitment to economic justice. In Destiny Disrupted, Ansary points out that withholding zakat is the reason for which Abū Bakr, the first khalīfah, went to war. The tribespeople “still acknowledged...
Spending Ethically for Justice: A Muslim Response to the Uyghur Genocide
Dr. Samir Sweida-Metwally
This paper is focused on highlighting the situation in occupied East Turkistan, explaining the persecution faced by the Uyghurs and other Muslim Turkic groups, and why it can legitimately be described as a genocide. Building on this, through scriptural analysis of the Qur’an and Sunnah, the paper...
What Happened on the Day of Ashura? Contextualizing the Events and Meaning of Ashura | Blog
Yaqeen Institute
On the day of Ashura, millennia ago, Musa (as) and the Children of Israel achieved a momentous victory over the oppressive tyranny of Pharaoh. The remembrance of this event, through fasting, is a solemn reminder that Allah's assistance is ever-present for those who persevere in righteousness and...
From Srebrenica to Gaza: The Dehumanization of Muslims | Blog
Dr. Omar Suleiman
The genocide that occurred in Srebrenica 29 years ago, when some 8,000 mostly Muslim Bosniaks were killed by a Serbian nationalist militia, was the largest genocide Europe has seen since the Holocaust. It didn’t come out of nowhere.
Faith and Politics in the West: When Absence is the Right Move | Essay
Tom Facchine
Sharif Hussein and the British betrayal When Sharif Hussein of Mecca joined forces with the British during the First World War, he imagined he was securing a noble future for the Arabs. The British promised him independence if he would revolt against the Ottomans, and Hussein obliged, launching the...
“Blood Soaked Keys to Jerusalem”: Why We Must Stand With The People of Syria | Essay
Dr. Ovamir Anjum
“Who would dare to touch the keys to Jerusalem if they were handed to us soaked in the blood of the children of Idlib?” reads a Palestinian placard days before the resistance took Damascus, marking the fall of the Assad regime on December 7th, 2024, after more than half a century of one of the most...
Tom Facchine
As the right-wing tabloid NY Post would have you believe, the Green-Red Alliance has succeeded in infiltrating US politics and is poised to impose Sharia Socialism on the hapless people of New York City, with Zohran Mamdani as the Communist Caliph in Chief. Others are hailing Mamdani’s victory as a...
